Helpfulness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Helpful \Help"ful\, a.
     Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Heavens make our presence and our practices
           Pleasant and helpful to him!             --Shak.


     -- {Help"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Help"ful*ness}, n. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  helpfulness
       n 1: the property of providing useful assistance
       2: friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
          [syn: {kindliness}]